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In response to unsafe dwelling circumstances, 9 immigrants held on the privately-owned Imperial Regional Detention Facility in California filed a civil rights criticism with federal businesses. Detainees stated a nonfunctional air air flow system compelled them to always breathe sewage and manure fumes. They’ve developed problem respiratory, in addition to head and abdomen aches. A coalition of civil rights and environmental organizations, in collaboration with the group of immigrants, submitted the criticism to the Workplace for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the U.S. Division of Homeland Safety, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, and Administration & Coaching Company, which owns and operates the detention heart. Earthjustice
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Pregnant Latina Girls Face Larger Odds of COVID-19 An infection, Hospitalization
A nonprofit well being care community launched a study warning that pregnant Hispanic girls are 2.4 occasions extra more likely to contract COVID-19 than white girls. Pregnant individuals with COVID-19 usually are already at a better threat of maternal loss of life, untimely start, and stillbirth. CDC information exhibits that till mid-January, lower than half of all pregnant individuals had been totally vaccinated, with a decrease fee for pregnant Latinas (38%) and Black girls (26%). Organizations at the moment are utilizing Spanish-language movies and misinformation-debunking campaigns to encourage Latinas to get vaccinated. Axios
CBP Encountered Over 2 Million Migrants on the Border in 2021
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